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Interview with Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

12/18/2018

Interview with Olga Algayerova Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe She is one of these persons you like as soon as you meet them. Ms Algayerova has a long and impressive career. A positive woman, she is also hard working, and she sets her standards high, for herself and perhaps for others. We had the good fortune to meet with her, a year after her arrival in Geneva. Q: Congratulations! You were the first woman to…

Astana’s Congress of World Religions Fosters the Building of Peace

12/18/2018

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Astana’s Congress of World Religions Fosters the Building of Peace By Annegret Mathari – Astana Religious leaders decided at an international congress in Astana to act for political solutions of armed conflicts. They stated a need for cooperation. Astana is sometimes called the Dubai of the Steppes because of its modern buildings. In December 1997 this new and vertical city on the Ishim River replaced Almaty as the capital of Kazakhstan. Astana’s symbol is the Bayterek Tower. This 97-metre-high monument,…